According to police, the father purchased the gun a day before his son and friends started a shooting spree in Osceola County that left buildings and cars damaged and 17-year-old David Guerrero dead.

Lothar Schafer told police he kept the gun in a closet, but couldn't find it when police asked him about it. He later found it behind a washing machine, according to the police report.

The older Schafer told police he bought the gun because his son was having some "problems" with unnamed people in Poinciana.

While it's hard to imagine anything good coming out of this tragic case, one silver lining may be that the father's arrest could prompt more parents to evaluate how they store their guns and make sure kids can't get their hands on them.